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Hacker finds a bug that allows free Uber rides

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Uber has patched a flaw that allowed free rides to the ones who were able to discover it. The hacker has been rewarded by Uber…

Third cohort of KP Civic Innovation Fellowship Program to launch tomorrow

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board (KPITB), Code for Pakistan (CfP) and the World Bank Group are joining hands to launch the third cycle of the…

Engineers invent a fast-charging battery that is 3 times better than Lithium-ion battery

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The inventor of the Lithium-ion battery and his team have made a major breakthrough with a fast-charging and non-combustible solid-state battery. Invented in 1980 by…

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Facebook is finally testing a Dislike button

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook may soon add a “Dislike” button, but it’s not where you’d expect. You will be able to attach emoji to your friend’s message in…

UC Browser signs Shahid Afridi as Brand Ambassador

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

UC Browser has signed Shahid Afridi as its brand ambassador for the second season of Pakistan Super League. UC Browser is a mobile browser developed…

Alibaba Delegation visits Pakistan, expresses interest in e-commerce sector

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Jack Ma, Chairman Alibaba Group, has expressed his intention to establish an e-commerce platform in Pakistan and support small scale industries. A delegation of Alibaba…

Facebook to add “City Guides”, a travel planning feature

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is adding “City Guides” option in the ‘More’ menu. The social networking giant is trying to become your travel planning app. The City Guides…

Electric & Hybrid cars to launch in Pakistan soon

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Nishat Group has partnered with Hyundai Motor Company to introduce electric and hybrid cars in Pakistan. In addition to Hyundai, Kia and Renault are also…

Snapchat shares soar 44% on first day

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Snap Inc. has gone public with stocks soaring 44 percent on the first day. The parent company of popular camera application, Snapchat, filed for the…

Sony Xperia XZ Premium named “Best new Mobile Handset at MWC 2017”

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Sony Xperia XZ Premium has won the award for “Best new mobile handset, tablet or device at MWC 2017” at Global Mobile Awards. The Glomo…

Pakistan’s first tourism incubation program for startups to launch in Abbottabad

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Tech Valley Abbottabad organized first of its kind conference on Tourism, Technology and Entrepreneurship, “Rebuild KP through Entrepreneurship & Tourism”. The purpose of this conference…

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Windows 10 will let you schedule and pause updates installation, no more unexpected reboots

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Windows 10 will let users schedule the installation of an update and pause it. Microsoft is giving more flexibility to users with the latest Windows…

Gmail users can now receive files of up to 50MB

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Gmail is finally increasing the size limit of receiving an attachment to 50MB. Google has a restricted size limit of 25MB for sending and receiving…

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